BABE RUTH Red Sox WORLD SERIES Original Photo 1918

1918 Original Photo BABE RUTH Red Sox WORLD SERIES

Extremely scarce photo from the most prized period in Baseball and Babe Ruth History, as a Red Sox pitcher. Amazing detail and clarity on this vintage sports treasure!

A Vintage 1918 ORIGINAL Photograph depicting Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox as he prepares for Game 1 of the 1918 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. The kid from Baltimore was already regarded as the league’s best left-hander getting the assignment to start the opener at Wrigley Field. But it was also that season of 1918 when he emerged as the most powerful slugger in the dead-ball era, splitting his time as a regular in the Red Sox line-up, hitting a league-leading 11 home runs !

This photograph of Ruth captured in a pitching pose, warming up along the Wrigley Field sidelines has been cropped to its current dimensions for publication use over the years measuring approximately 6” x 7”. There are editorial news inks shading the background of the head portion which was done to achieve contrast in newsprint publication when a close-up of Ruth’s face was needed by a photo editor. Reverse has some editorial and publication notes as well as several publication date stamps including the one from SEP 05 1918 when Game 1 of the Fall Classic was played. It remains a RARE period 1st generation TYPE I photograph of Ruth in one of his most dominant performances in the World Series: pitching a 1-0 complete game shutout which set up the Red Sox to their eventual Championship in 1918. It would mark the last World Series the Red Sox would win for 86-years as they would do the unthinkable, selling him to the Yankees – and hence “The Birth of the Curse” !

* Serious collectors know that Original Babe Ruth photos as a Red Sox player are extremely Scarce and Rarely ever appear on the market.